Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Fishmans: Otokotachi no Wakare 98.12.28 @ Akasaka Blitz 2005

  ★★★★★ Watched 28 Dec 2024

  "We were... halfway in a dream."

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  Lonesome Dove 1989

  ★★★★½ Watched 24 Dec 2024

  "Men have tears in them, same as you."

  It's all about the journey.

Popular reviews

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  Parasite 2019

  ★★★★★ Watched 15 Aug 2019

  A cinematic event like no other that I've ever seen, with so much restraint and class for something as highly regarded as it is. I'm going to be thinking and deconstructing this one for years.

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  Upgrade 2018

  ★★★★★ Watched 23 Apr 2020

  Upgrade often left me with an unflinching and soul crushing feeling of dread, sorrow, and hopelessness. And for once, I loved that in a movie.

  Set in a near-future influenced by Cyberpunk, Upgrade tells a story about vengeance and the lengths one may go to seek it. This isn't all the movie is however. Writer/Director Leigh Whannel seeks to channel and terrify audiences with smart and thought provoking ideas about sense of self and technology, while effortlessly avoiding too grand…